Physiological advantages of dwarfing in surviving extinctions in high-CO2 oceans

Vittorio Garilli (), Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa (), Danilo Scuderi, Lorenzo Brusca, Daniela Parrinello, Samuel P. S. Rastrick, Andy Foggo, Richard J. Twitchett, Jason M. Hall-Spencer and Marco Milazzo
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Vittorio Garilli: APEMA—Paleosofia, Research & Educational Service, Via Alla Falconara 34, 90136 Palermo, Italy
Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa: UMR ENTROPIE—Laboratoire d’Excellence CORAIL, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, BP A5
Danilo Scuderi: Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Via Mauro de Mauro 15b, Piano Tavola, 95032 Belpasso, Catania, Italy
Lorenzo Brusca: INGV—Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Palermo, Via Ugo La Malfa, 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy
Daniela Parrinello: Università degli studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy
Samuel P. S. Rastrick: IMR—Institute of Marine Research, PO Box 1870 Nordnes
Andy Foggo: MBERC—Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University
Richard J. Twitchett: NHM—Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road
Jason M. Hall-Spencer: MBERC—Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University
Marco Milazzo: University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy

Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, issue 7, 678-682

Abstract: Physiological changes associated with dwarfing in two marine molluscs that are adapted to acidified seawater at shallow CO2 seeps help the animals keep their shells intact. Such changes may have helped species to survive past mass extinction events.

Date: 2015
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